–
A North Carolina woman who supposedly helped videotape her teenage son setting himself on fire was arrested Aug. 6 and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Will you offer us a hand? Every gift, regardless of size, fuels our future.
Your critical contribution enables us to maintain our independence from shareholders or wealthy owners, allowing us to keep up reporting without bias. It means we can continue to make Jewish Business News available to everyone.
You can support us for as little as $1 via PayPal at office@jewishbusinessnews.com.
Thank you.
Janie Lachelle Talley, 41, watched her 16-year-old son’s “fire challenge” for a Facebook video on July 29, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reported.
The boy began the endeavor by dousing his body with fingernail polish, to make himself burn real good.
He suffered minor burns on his chest and neck. Some bystanders put out the fire. Not his mom.
“The mother of the victim was present and aware of what her son doing and facilitated the recording, ” a police statement said.
The “fire challenge” has been spreading on social media with people pouring flammable liquid on themselves, lighting it, trying to quickly extinguish the fire and then posting a video online.
We’ve attached a local TV report, but you’ll have to endure about a minute of this chick riding the clip to her personal 15 minutes of fame.
